Our First Jokulsarlon Dawn, Iceland

We spent a whole day at Jokusarlon Lagoon and beach and then revisited for an hour or so yesterday on our way back to Reykjavik so lots of photo opportunities. These are some from our first dawn at the lagoon. Apart from the wonderful colours and shapes of the ice and how it caught the light, there were also Seals playing in the water. The last image is a double in-camera exposure, attempting to combine movement of water and the sharpness of the ice. Fly home this evening but quite a few blog posts to follow to complete the set!!

Glacier Walk and Ice Caves, Breidamerkurjokull, Iceland

We are coming to the end of our trip (home tomorrow evening) and processing is a bit behind, here are a few from the Glacier Day with quick edits. Great experience to walk over the glacier and down into the Ice Caves.

 

Night Photography at Jokulsarlon Iceland

No aurora but the full moon provided wonderful lighting on the lake and mountains. Last time I visited here in 2008, the lake was full of icebergs but the southerly gales have blown them into another part of the lake.

Glacier Lake, Ice Patterns and Reflections, Svinafellsjokull, Iceland

We spent a couple of hours at this glacier lake as the sun set (colours are As Shot). Amazing reflections on a still day, one looking like an Iceland horse when rotated.  Lots of different ice patterns and formations. Last image of the sunset that was illumination the clouds. 

 

Turf House, Lake Reflections and Ice Patterns, Iceland

After a quick lunch, we next stopped at the turf houses where I took advantage of the still conditions to capture the lake on one side of the road and the delta and larva fields on the other. Lots of intrigung patterns in the thin ice sheets - a prelude to the main topic of the day the glacial ice at sunset (next!)

 

 

Moss-Covered Larva Fields and Waterfalls

After the 2 days of winds and rain, yesterday was sunny and calm for the journey from Vik to Hali. Our first stop was the moss-covered larval fields. This is a very delicate habitat - the moss takes 200 years to grow and can be destroyed by a careless foot in an instant. We were there as the sun came up giving wonderful light. I snapped a few waterfalls from the car and we stopped at one beautiful one (still to find the name). It had a spectacular rainbow through the spray. The first shots of larval fields and moss are  panoramas; the rest single shots.